Pokkiri Raja (2016 film)
| Pokkiri Raja | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Ramprakash Rayappa |
| Produced by |
P. T. Selvakumar (Presenter) T. S. Ponselvi |
| Written by | S. Gnanagiri (Dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Ramprakash Rayappa |
| Story by | Ramprakash Rayappa |
| Starring |
Jiiva Sibiraj Hansika Motwani |
| Music by | D. Imman |
| Cinematography | Anji |
| Edited by | V J Sabu Joseph |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Cosmo Village Release |
Release dates | 4 March 2016 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Pokkiri Raja (English: The Rogue King) is a 2016 Tamil fantasy comedy film written and directed by Ramprakash Rayappa, starring Jiiva, Sibiraj and Hansika Motwani in the leading roles.[1] It released on 4 March 2016, receiving mixed to negative reviews from critics.
Plot
Sanjeevi (Jiiva) is the person with a problem of yawning. He eventually got fired from his old job and dumped by his old girlfriend Sujitha. He joins a job where he meets Raqhav (Manobala). Meanwhile,Sanjeevi meets Sunita (Hanshika Motwani) but learns a false case from his friend Mojo (Yogi Babu) that Sunita is a drug addict. Eventually, Sanjeevi learns that she is a clean girl who washes people who urinate near walls and both start loving. on the other hand Guna aka cooling glass Guna (Sibiraj) a don was planning to kill someone but gets washed by Sanjeevi and got arrested. When Guna was released, he tried to kill Sanjeevi but got blind after his sunglass breaks in Sanjeevi's yawn. Sanjeevi went to a doctor and realised it was the power of his great grandfather, Athiyen Ozhi, a guard of an Indian palace with a power to manipulate wind with mouth. The British tried to steal treasures but eventually ran from him. he meets a girl in India who came to confess to come with her but gets stabbed. Will Sanjeevi use his powers to destroy Guna once and for all to form the next crux of the story.
Cast
- Jiiva as Sanjeevi
- Sibiraj as "Cooling Glass" Guna
- Hansika Motwani as Sunitha
- Manobala as Raghav
- Mayilswamy
- Chitra Lakshmanan as Kothandam
- Yogi Babu as Mojo
- Ramdoss as Munusu
- Mottu Kannan Louis as Mottu Kannan
- Sujatha Sivakumar as Sanjeevi's mother
- PV Chandramoulli as Minister
Production
The project materialised in June 2015, when it was revealed that Jiiva had accepted to work on a film to be directed by Ramprakash Rayappa, who had previously made Tamizhuku En Ondrai Azhuthavum (2015).[2][3] Sibiraj also joined the film's cast, while D. Imman was signed as music director, after earlier reports suggested that Harris Jayaraj had been finalised.[4] Jiiva had initially planned to produce the film himself before P. T. Selvakumar came forward to produce the film.[5]
The film began production in September 2015 and Hansika Motwani was finalised to play the leading female role. A first look poster was later released during late October 2015.[6]The satellite rights of the film were sold to Jaya TV.
Soundtrack
| Pokkiri Raja (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by D. Imman | ||||
| Released | 14 February 2016 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 22:42 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Sony Music India | |||
| Producer | D. Imman | |||
| D. Imman chronology | ||||
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The soundtrack was composed by D. Imman.[7]
| Tracklist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Athuvutta" | Vivek | D. Imman | 4:22 |
| 2. | "Rain Rain Go Go" | Vivek | Neeti Mohan, Varun Parandhaman | 4:11 |
| 3. | "Bubbly Bubbly" | Vivek | Papon, Maria Roe Vincent | 4:08 |
| 4. | "Taaru Taara" | Arunraja Kamaraj | Divya Kumar | 4:06 |
| 5. | "Waltzing Whistle" | Instrumental | 1:51 | |
| 6. | "Athuvutta (Reprise)" | Vivek, MC Rude | Vishal Dadlani, MC Rude | 4:05 |
| Total length: | 22:43 | |||
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Only Kollywood |    |
| Indiaglitz | |
| The Times of India | |
| Behindwoods | |
| Rediff.com | |
| FilmiBeat | |
The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics, praising Rayappa's concept, but criticized the backstory & main character development. Sify wrote "Ramprakash Rayappa’s Pokkiri Raja has a terrific idea at its core and we have to definitely appreciate the director for this gutsy attempt. However, a weak back story and tacky CG work disappoints".[8] Only Kollywood gave it a 2.75/5 and wrote "Despite a plausible set-up, the follow through is inconsistent, making Pokkiri Raja an unremarkable outing for Ramprakash."[9] Indiaglitz gave a rating of 1.8/5 saying to "watch it at your own risk."[10] M Suganth from The Times of India gave a more positive rating of 3/5 stating that "ultimately, it is such constant stream of laughs in the second half make up for a first half full of yawns."[11] Behindwoods gave it a 2/5 saying that it contains a "good plot which could have been done full justice with a better screenplay."[12] Rediff.com gave it a 1.5/5 calling it "an utter waste of time".[13] FilmiBeat gave it a 2/5, saying that it had a brilliant idea gone awry".[14]
References
- ↑ 'Pokkiri Raja'- Jiiva's 25th film gets ready. sify.com (27 October 2015)
- ↑ Jiiva in Ramprakash’s action entertainer – Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (23 June 2015). Retrieved on 2016-10-28.
- ↑ Avinash Pandian (17 June 2015). "JIIVA HAS PLENTY ON HIS PLATE". behindwoods.com.
- ↑ Sibiraj joins the cast of Jiiva’s Pokkiri Raja – Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (9 September 2015). Retrieved on 2016-10-28.
- ↑ PT Selvakumar to produce Jiiva &Sibiraj’s next. Sify.com (4 August 2015). Retrieved on 2016-10-28.
- ↑ Jiiva to romance Hansika in 'Pokkiri Raja'?. sify.com (4 September 2015)
- ↑ Pokkiri Raja (aka) Pokkiri Raja songs review. Behindwoods.com (14 February 2016). Retrieved on 2016-10-28.
- ↑ Pokkiri Raja review: Comedy entertainer. siffy.com
- ↑ Pokkiri Raja Movie Review. Only Kollywood (4 March 2016). Retrieved on 2016-10-28.
- ↑ Pokkiri Raja review. Pokkiri Raja Tamil movie review, story, rating – IndiaGlitz.com. M.indiaglitz.com. Retrieved on 28 October 2016.
- ↑ Pokkiri Raja Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India. M.timesofindia.com. Retrieved on 28 October 2016.
- ↑ Pokkiri Raja (aka) Pokkiri Raja review. M.behindwoods.com (4 March 2016). Retrieved on 2016-10-28.
- ↑ Review: Pokkiri Raja is an utter waste of time – Rediff.com Movies. Rediff.com (6 March 2016). Retrieved on 2016-10-28.
- ↑ Gopinath, Avinash. (4 March 2016) 'Pokkiri Raja' Movie Review & Rating: Brilliant Idea Gone Awry!. Filmibeat. Retrieved on 2016-10-28.